Synapse

Aims & Scope

SYNAPSE publishes articles concerned with all aspects of synaptic structure and function.

This includes neurotransmitters, neuropeptides, neuromodulators, receptors, gap junctions, metabolism, plasticity, circuitry, mathematical modeling, ion channels, patch recording, single unit recording, development, behavior, pathology, toxicology, etc.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2
2024	1.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.570

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	117

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10217

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	127

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science
• Medline
• Embase

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Neuroscience, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Differential projections of the infralimbic and prelimbic cortex in the rat

  Citation: 1267

  Authors: Robert P.

• Electrophysiological responses of serotoninergic dorsal raphe neurons to 5‐HT_1A and 5‐HT_1B agonists

  Citation: 749

  Authors: Jeffrey S., George K.

• Decreased dopamine D₂ receptor availability is associated with reduced frontal metabolism in cocaine abusers

  Citation: 739

  Authors: Nora D., Joanna S., Gene‐Jack, Robert, Jean, David J., Stephen L., Alfred P.

• Amphetamine-type central nervous system stimulants release norepinephrine more potently than they release dopamine and serotonin

  Citation: 735

  Authors: Richard B., Michael H., Christina M., Dana V., Kenner C., F. Ivy, John S.

• Dopamine receptors and the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia

  Citation: 670

  Authors: Philip

• Review: D1 dopamine receptor—the search for a function: A critical evaluation of the D1/D2 dopamine receptor classification and its functional implications

  Citation: 577

  Authors: David, Francis J.

• Review: Cholinergic mechanisms and epileptogenesis. The seizures induced by pilocarpine: A novel experimental model of intractable epilepsy

  Citation: 531

  Authors: Lechoslaw, Chrysanthy, Waldemar A., Zuner A., Esper A.

• The role of interactions between the cholinergic system and other neuromodulatory systems in learing and memory

  Citation: 455

  Authors: Michael W., James L.

• Alcohol promotes dopamine release in the human nucleus accumbens

  Citation: 425

  Authors: Isabelle, Jean‐Marc, Robert O., Chawki, Marco, Mirko, Richard E., Alain

• From ion currents to genomic analysis: Recent advances in GABA_A receptor research

  Citation: 422

  Authors: Lois E., Shelley J., David H.

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